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The Red Cross in Brussels will finally begin using female mannequins in first aid training following the launch of such a device from Red Cross Flanders.
New year rhymes with new legislation. On the agenda for 2024: on the employment front, days off can now be carried forward in case of illness.
The overall quality of Belgium's healthcare system is "good", a major new report has concluded, but there is room for improvement when it comes to prevention and access for the most vulnerable.
Belgium's federal health minister Frank Vandenbroucke is calling for stricter rules to ensure doctors speak their patients' language properly.
A retired Belgian doctor who saved countless lives at a Korean leper colony during the 1960s and 70s, has received a major honour for his work.
Many popular over-the-counter medications such as Perdolan and Nurofen, as well as prescription antibiotics, are currently in short supply in Belgium, report local media.
Pharmacies are not asking their customers enough questions about their health conditions to check that an over-the-counter medicine is safe for them to use, according to a new study from Belgian c
Six out of 10 (61%) French-speaking general practitioners are no longer taking on new patients, according to an online survey of 366 doctors conducted by Medi-Sphere, reports RTBF.
Belgian pharmacies are experiencing a shortage of some painkillers for children but assure consumers that “hoarding is absolutely unnecessary”.